Global Patent Index - EP 4343401 A3

EP 4343401 A3 20240710 - VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE

Title (en)

VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE

Title (de)

VIBRATIONSWELLENMOTOR UND OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

MOTEUR À ONDES DE VIBRATION ET DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE

Publication

EP 4343401 A3 20240710 (EN)

Application

EP 24156535 A 20181017

Priority

  • JP 2017202118 A 20171018
  • EP 18869100 A 20181017
  • JP 2018038629 W 20181017

Abstract (en)

A vibration wave motor includes an element configured to be displaced by application of voltage, and an annular elastic body having a bottom surface coming into contact with the element and a drive surface having a groove, configured to drive a moving element by a vibration wave produced on the drive surface by displacement of the element. The element has a density of 4.2 to 6.0 × 10<sup>3</sup> kg/m<sup>3</sup>. A value of [(T/B) - W] is in a range of 0.84 to 1.94, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the bottom surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.

IPC 8 full level

H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/14 (2006.01); H02N 2/16 (2006.01); H10N 30/00 (2023.01); H10N 30/20 (2023.01); H10N 30/853 (2023.01); G02B 7/10 (2021.01); H10N 30/85 (2023.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

G02B 7/09 (2013.01 - CN); G02B 7/10 (2013.01 - CN); H02N 2/005 (2013.01 - CN); H02N 2/0065 (2013.01 - EP); H02N 2/0075 (2013.01 - CN); H02N 2/12 (2013.01 - CN US); H02N 2/14 (2013.01 - CN); H02N 2/142 (2013.01 - CN EP); H02N 2/16 (2013.01 - CN US); H02N 2/163 (2013.01 - CN EP); H10N 30/20 (2023.02 - CN US); G02B 7/10 (2013.01 - EP); H10N 30/8536 (2023.02 - EP); H10N 30/8542 (2023.02 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3700079 A1 20200826; EP 3700079 A4 20210714; EP 3700079 B1 20240327; CN 111213313 A 20200529; CN 111213313 B 20231017; CN 117335685 A 20240102; EP 4343401 A2 20240327; EP 4343401 A3 20240710; JP 2022171658 A 20221111; JP 2023159245 A 20231031; JP 7136116 B2 20220913; JP 7338760 B2 20230905; JP WO2019078239 A1 20201119; TW 201924207 A 20190616; US 11522473 B2 20221206; US 11757381 B2 20230912; US 2020350838 A1 20201105; US 2023062176 A1 20230302; US 2023369993 A1 20231116; WO 2019078239 A1 20190425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18869100 A 20181017; CN 201880067160 A 20181017; CN 202311298041 A 20181017; EP 24156535 A 20181017; JP 2018038629 W 20181017; JP 2019549313 A 20181017; JP 2022128658 A 20220812; JP 2023132232 A 20230815; TW 107136753 A 20181018; US 201816753959 A 20181017; US 202217980762 A 20221104; US 202318225305 A 20230724